Pensacola Catholic extends home winning streak to six

By Team Reports Mar 21, 2024, 11:02pm

Recap: Pensacola Catholic Crusaders vs. Olympia Titans

Pensacola Catholic had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Olympia Titans as they made off with a 14-3 win. Pensacola Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.

Gavin Howard was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jalen Moton was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.

On Olympia's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yamil Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Pensacola Catholic pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs per game. As for Olympia, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.

Pensacola Catholic will head out on the road to challenge Holmes County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Olympia, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Taravella at 4:30 p.m.

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